Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Lorelei James Interview and Giveaway

Well howdy! Today is the release day of Lorelei James brand spanking new book in her Blacktop Cowboy Series:

Wrangled and Tangled

We have been lucky enough to snag Ms. James away from her writing to come do an interview with us, and we are just so happy to have her! To celebrate I am

giving away an ebook copy of Wrangled and Tangled!

So please make a warm cowgirl welcome to LORELEI JAMES!!

Let me introduce ya'll....

A bit about me: When I'm not squirreled away behind my laptop writing fun, sexy, contemporary erotic romances set in the modern day Wild West, I can be found reading everything under the sun, practicing yoga until I’m a pretzel, shootin' my .22, watching the Professional Bull Riders tour on Versus, and running a kid's taxi service, all in the guise of avoiding housework and rustlin' up vittles.

Why do I have a particular fondness for all things western? Well, I'm a fourth generation South Dakotan, living in the Black Hills, which is chock-full of interesting characters, including cowboys, Indians, ranchers, and bikers. The geographical diversity of the surrounding area showcases mountains, plains, and badlands. Living in and writing about rural settings gives me a unique perspective, especially since I'm not writing historical westerns. Through my fictional world, I can show the ideals and the cowboy way of life are still very much alive.

LORELEI JAMES!

A big cowgirl welcome to Lorelei
James! Lorelei, thank you so much for taking time out today to have a chat and
a laugh with us. I’m so excited to interview the woman who brung me out of tame
YA novels and into the world cowboy kink. That’s right, Ms. James you were the
one who popped my erotic cherry.

LJ) My
goal in life is to pop as many cherries as possible J

Sam)
First off, I would like to say a big congrats on the new release, Wrangled and
Tangled #3. I love this series. Can you
tell us a little bit about this book and what we can expect from Renner and
Janie?

LJ)
Thank you, I’m excited for WRANGLED AND
TANGLED to finally hit the shelves. This book has a dual storyline. Renner Jackson
and Tierney Pratt, who are forced to work together since Renner borrowed money
from Tierney’s father to get the Split Rock Resort up and running…and city girl
Tierney is in Wyoming as the financial overseer to make sure everything is done
right. Which, as you can imagine, doesn’t sit well with a cowboy stock
contractor used to calling the shots, especially when Tierney is the type of
woman that really trips Renner’s trigger. The other couple is Abe Lawson and
Janie Fitzhugh. Abe and Janie have been divorced for eight years. She basically
fled Muddy Gap, Wyoming
and left Abe broken hearted. So it’s ironic she’s back in town, helping Renner
run the new resort. Abe is not the same man Janie remembers, and the spark that
initially pulled them together is still there, burning stronger than ever.

Sam)
Cowgirl boots have got to be one of the hottest accessories that a girl can
have. I hang my head in shame to say I only have two pairs. Do you have many,
if any, cowgirl boots littering your wardrobe?

LJ) Two
pairs is nothing to be ashamed of! My shame? I honestly don’t know how many
pairs I have. I’m spilling over into my college daughter’s bedroom. I used to
buy a pair every time I finished a book, as a reward and an incentive! But now,
I’m such a boot whore, and hoarder, that if I see a pair I can’t live without,
I buy them. It’s a sickness. But I do have some pretty snappy pairs J

Sam)
I was surprised to find out that you write under another name as well as
Lorelei James. What made you decide to write under two different names, and is
it like you are living a secret life that not everyone knows about.

LJ) I
was actually published first in mystery in 2005 under the name Lori Armstrong.
I write really dark mysteries, featuring kick ass female characters and put
them in all sorts of trouble. The books have been critically acclaimed, winning
the WILLA Cather Literary Award, nominated for the High Plains Book Award and
the Daphne du Maurier Award. I’ve been nominated for four Shamus Awards, which
is a really big award in the mystery world, and won two—book 4 in my Julie
Collins series, SNOW BLIND won for
Best Paperback Original, and most recently, for NO MERCY, the first book in my
Mercy Gunderson series, won Best Hardcover Novel. I love writing both mystery
and romance, I get to deal with the best and worst of humanity. And for the
most part, I keep those halves of my writing personas separate. There’s a
thread of romance in the mysteries, but not even close to what I write in the
erotic arena. And I keep suspense and murder out of the erotics.

Sam)
Although I am here today to pimp out Wrangled and Tangled, I cannot let Rough
Riders go unnoticed too. Rough Riders is ultimately the best Erotic Cowboy
Series I have EVER read. Was it hard to build such a large family tree for the
McKay’s and where do you keep getting original after original story line from?

LJ)
Oh, thanks for the props for the Rough Riders! Obviously the series is very
close to my heart. I didn’t set out to write such a long running series (which
will end with book 16 in 2013) and at first, I had no idea there were so many
family members in the McKay family. They just kept coming out of the woodwork J The
family tree has become a massive undertaking, and my web mistress is updating
it for my website even as we speak. My publisher has mentioned putting a family
tree in the back of each book, but it hasn’t happened yet. I try to keep the
series fresh by putting my own spin on traditional romance tropes, which keeps
me from getting bored, and readers from thinking…haven’t I read this book
before? One thing that doesn’t change in any of my books? I always write alpha
males. Period. No other type of male character interests me in romantic
fiction. Because it’s fascinating to see a rough and tumble,
I-don’t-need-no-one type of man, fall in love so hard it hurts him J

Sam)
If you could have a private dinner date with any of your characters from any
book you have written, who would you dine with?

LJ) Now
the hard hitting question comes out. I’m going to cheat and say…I have private
dates with all of my male characters any time I want since they live in my
head. But if I could have a private dinner date with any man? Bull rider Justin McBride. Or bull rider
Guillherme Marchi.

Sam)My
husband and I are addicted to the professional Bull riding here in Australia;
it is so intense and hypnotic. Those men amaze me! Do you ever get time to go
watch Professional bull riding?

LJ)
Funny you should mention that…I just got back from a PBR
event in Columbus Ohio where I popped 12 reader’s cherries
who’d never been to a bull riding event! I try to get to as many events as I
can, but the official PBR events
are usually pretty far from South Dakota.
Luckily I’ve got a great bunch of fans who think it’s cool going to a western
type event with me. So far this year I’ve been to a PBR
event in Dallas with readers, I
attended the Houston Rodeo with readers, Cheyenne Frontier Days with readers,
the Black Hills Stock Show with readers… As much as I love the PBR, my real love is a full blown rodeo, with
bareback and saddle bronc competition, as well as bull doggin’, team roping,
barrel racing and tie down roping. Since
I live in a part of the country where rodeo is big, I’m lucky to have many
events to choose from.

Ooh, and I’ve met a couple of the Aussie bull riders J --
great accents!

((s) yeah we are pretty hot... lol)

Sam)
Is there anything you are working on
now that you can give us a sneak peek at?

LJ)
COWBOY CASANOVA, Rough Riders book 12, will release next month, Dec. 6th,
and that is Ben McKay’s book. His story was a challenge for me because he’s
ah…a little different from his brothers and cousins. Right now I’m working on ONE NIGHT RODEO, which is book 4 in the Blacktop
Cowboys series, and is Kyle Gilchrist’s –from CORRALLED--book. It won’t release
until August 2012.

FIVE
QUESTION QUICKIE!

1) Ball Cap or Cowgirl Hat?

LJ)
Neither. My cowgirl hat is in bad shape and I haven’t bought a new one. I guess
I do wear a ball cap in the summer when I’m at the lake.

So jelly you scored and interview!!!! I am a huge fan of Ms. James. Thanks so much for hosting this interview. I had no idea she was Lori Armstrong, too! I enjoyed reading this interview. The questions were fun and the answers informative & great for fans to read.

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